The effects of electrical brain stimulation on Social Anxiety
Not Applicable
Recruiting
- Conditions
- Social phobiaF03.080.725.500
- Registration Number
- RBR-8f645t
- Lead Sponsor
- niversidade Federal da Paraíba - UFPB
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Recruiting
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- Not specified
Inclusion Criteria
Volunteers diagnosed with social anxiety disorder; Both sexes; Aged 18 to 40 years
Exclusion Criteria
History of seizure or any other neurological diagnosis; Present psychiatric comorbidities; Have a metal implant in any region of the head; Use pacemaker; Be pregnant; Have passed ETCC protocol less than 4 months ago; Make use of dextromethorphan, propranolol and / or amphetamine
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Intervention
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method It is expected to find a reduction in participants' social anxiety symptoms, verified by the scores reduction in the Liebowitz Social Anxiety Scale - Self Reported Version and the Social Phobia Inventory, from a variation of at least 5% in the pre and post intervention measurements;It is expected that there will be a significant difference between the results obtained in the active group and the control group, measured by the statistic p and the cohen effect size d, with p less than or equal to 0.05 and an effect greater than or equal to 0.5 in the pre and post intervention measurements
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method A reduction in cardiac symptoms is expected during exposure to virtual reality video, as measured by heart rate variability, from at least 5% variation in pre and post-intervention measurements;An increase in participant performance during the behavioral task is expected, as measured by the performance indexes assessed by the judges and the participant, from at least 5% variation in pre and post-intervention measurements;A reduction in the anxiety level felt by the participant during the behavioral task is expected, as measured by the anxiety level self-assessment scale, from at least 5% variation in pre and post-intervention measurements;The effect is expected to last 30 days after the last intervention session, as measured by the statistics p and by the cohen effect size, with p less than or equal to 0.05 and an effect greater than or equal to 0.5 in the pre and post intervention measurements